David Robert Dean

Dr Dean is an independent advisor and non-executive director at technology and telecommunications companies in Europe and Asia. He retired as Senior Partner from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) at the end of 2013 after 28 years, where he served clients in the technology and telecommunications industries in Europe, the US, Africa, India, China, South East Asia and Japan, in particular on strategic, corporate development and other top management issues. For several years Dr Dean led BCG’s Global Technology & Communications Practice, during which time he helped create a leading position in Asia and contributed significantly to the firm’s most innovative thinking in areas of the Internet economy, cloud computing and personal data.

Dr Dean has also contributed to projects at The World Economic Forum and participated in multiple World Economic Forum events.